Seven hundred chickens have mysteriously died in a poultry farm in Bairot Union Council, Abbottabad on Sunday, AAJ TV reported. Police have sealed the poultry farm and Abbottabad District Nazim has informed the Peshawar livestock authorities about the incident and teams have immediately been dispatched to Abbottabad to investigate the incident.

Many dead crows have also been found in the area, the report said, adding bird flu might be the cause of the deaths.

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